Where am I now?

Where am I now?
Where do I want to be?
How do I get there?

These 3 questions lie at the heart of Banbury Academy’s Assessment, Marking and Feedback developments. Ensuring that all students have a clear understanding of their skills and knowledge in each subject area, and understand the steps they need to take to move them closer to their target grades, is essential if all students are to make good progress.

 use self-assessment opportunities to make a considered response to assessment feedback ,
These could include:
 Writing a personal target
 Creating an action plan to work towards the target
 Reviewing your progress before the next assessment
 Re-drafting parts of previous work in light of feedback
 provide clear, constructive peer assessment (e.g. using language from mark criteria)
 Use DIRT opportunities provided in lessons to take responsibility for their progress towards targets.

To support students’ literacy skills we use The Literacy Code to indicate to students key areas where they need to develop key literacy skills.

Sp =spelling error

C= Capital letter error

Gr= grammar (sentence structure)

P = punctuation error

// = paragraphing error

U = Incorrect usage of word

Parents and carers also play a vital role in enabling their child’s progress towards their targets. Please take time to ask your child about their learning. Some simple questions to ask are:

Where are you now?
Where do you want to be?
How will you get there?

Vacancies: Main Scale Teachers – Various Subject Posts
We are expanding …
Banbury Aspirations Campus is delighted to advertise teaching posts for Sept 2018 due to expansion in student numbers, retirement and promotion of existing colleagues.
Read more 12th Mar, 2018

THE SCHOOL WILL BE CLOSED on Friday 2 March, due to adverse weather conditions and concern for safety. School will re-open on Monday 5th March. 1st Mar, 2018

THE SCHOOL WILL CLOSE AT 1:30pm TODAY (Thurs 1st March), due to adverse weather conditions and concern for safety. 1st Mar, 2018

THE SCHOOL WILL CLOSE AT 1:30pm TODAY (Thurs 1st March), due to adverse weather conditions and concern for safety. 1st Mar, 2018

@spacebanbury have postponed their prospective Year 10 Open Evening on Thursday due to adverse weather conditions. It will now take place on Thursday 8th March, 5pm-7pm. Hope you can still make it. Read more 27th Feb, 2018

The Rotary Club of Banbury “Purple4Polio Crocus Concerts”, Tues 6 March & Thurs 8 March, supporting Rotary International’s End Polio Now Campaign. Banbury Academy Choir will take part in the concert on Thursday 8 March.
#Purple4Polio
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The Rotary Club of Banbury “Purple4Polio Crocus Concerts”, Tues 6 March & Thurs 8 March, supporting Rotary International’s End Polio Now Campaign. Banbury Academy Choir will take part in the concert on Thursday 8 March.
#Purple4Polio
Get your tickets here Read moreRead more 26th Feb, 2018

Prospective students and their parents/carers are warmly invited to the Banbury Aspirations Campus Sixth Form Open Evening on 22 February 2018. Come along and find out about our exciting pathways for your future studies. Read more 22nd Feb, 2018

Come along to Sixth Form Open Evening tonight and see our new dedicated engineering suites for Manufacturing Engineering (woodwork & metalwork - CNC and CAM) and Technical Engineering (CAD). Not quite finished yet but definitely worth a look #STEM#Engineering#Banbury#SixthFormRead more 22nd Feb, 2018

Are you thinking about what you should do after GCSEs?
Come along to our Banbury Aspirations Campus Sixth Form Open Evening on Thursday 22 February. Lots of exciting ideas for future study with the option of Level 2 and Level 3 pathways to suit all your requirements. Read more 20th Feb, 2018

Are you thinking about what you should do after GCSEs?
Come along to our Banbury Aspirations Campus Sixth Form Open Evening on Thursday 22 February. Lots of exciting ideas for future study with the option of Level 2 and Level 3 pathways to suit all your requirements. Read more 20th Feb, 2018

Brilliant new Engineering and Computer Science provision at GCSE and A Level coming soon! This ongoing project will develop the existing Banbury Campus for teaching Manufacturing Engineering and create Technical Engineering CAD at SSB.
Photos show ongoing refurbishment of rooms. Read more 29th Jan, 2018